Harvard Club Dedication Marks Back Bay’s Tombstone Evening
Harvard alumni packed the Back Bay clubhouse for the dedication of the new Harvard Club building described as the tombstone of Harvard. President A Lawrence Lowell lit the fireplace flame as 3000 alumni sang Salvum Fac in Harvard Hall.
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Alma Mater
Emeritus Eliot
Lowell
Major Higginson
Harvard Club of
Boston
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Harvard
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harard
Charles W. Mitot
Henry Lee Higginson
Harvard Club
Harvard Hall
Inbhouse
Back Bay
Promises to protect unionism in Seattle speech
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson condemned Michigan copper mining companies and warned of a new conception of property rights being formed. He pledged to publish miners’ wages hours and conditions along with the mines’ enormous profits, addressing the American Federation of Labor delegates as fellow unionists.
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Seattle
Wash
William B. Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Michigan
Wilson
Find Girl In Hiding Starving In Braintree
Arena Francesca, 25 year old immigrant, wandered ten days in woods and slept in exposure before police found her shivering in an abandoned henhouse on the outskirts of South Braintree. She is now in the town alms house.
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Braintree
Arena Francesca
South Braintree
Girl Found by Police After Wandering in South Braintree
A distressed young woman, betrayed by a man she trusted, was discovered by Officer John T. Shea late last night in South Braintree. Residents had seen her near homes begging for bread from children on their way to school, records show.
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John T. Shea
South Braintree
Confessed Thief Jewett Freed by French in Postal Case
United States District Attorney Asa P. French announced an indictment against Roscoe B. Jewett, a confessed thief in the registry division, prompting controversy over whether he followed prior policy. Lawrence Letherman denies making a recommendation. The case contrasts with Judge Morton’s earlier stance demanding stiff sentences to curb mail theft.
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United States
Asa P. French
Roscoe B. Jewett
French
Lawrence’ Letherman
Post Office
Boston
Federal
Jewett
United States District Attorney
Morton
Miss Jessie Wilson Receives Diamond Lavalliere Gift
President's daughter Miss Jessie Wilson paused amid wedding preparations to admire a diamond lavalliere presented by the House of Representatives as a wedding gift. The couple are to marry Francis Bowes Sayre on Navy 25 in Washington.
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Genevieve Clark
House OF Representatives
Jessie Wilson
Washington
Francis Bowes Sayre
Navy
Trousseau
Lavalliere
East Room Wedding Invites Set Amid Ball Gift Parade
Invitations issued for Miss Wilson’s wedding in the East Room as hundreds of gifts arrive from the nation and Europe. The lavalier and necklace, funded by lawmakers, feature a central Canary diamond, 6 1 4 carats, with 164 small diamonds on a platinum chain, packed in a lavender lined box.
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Great East Room
Wilson
Europe
Laval Wiere
Genevieve Clark
Champ Clark
James R Mann
Lavalliere
Washington Society
Miss Wilson
Diary Excerpts Describe Cruel Conditions at Worcester State Hospital
Miss Bessie Lukanoff nurse at Worcester State Hospital records violent ward Woodward days from Aug 22 to Sept 1. Her Russian diary, translated into English, is submitted to the State Board of Insanity investigation as evidence.
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Bessie Lukanoff
Worcester State Hospital
Miss Lukanoff
Mornings at Ward Endure Violent Incident in Nursing Home
On August 22 a nurse describes a brutal attack by patient Irene Sweet during a shift. The nurse reports being struck and restrained as two other patients and a staff member intervened, noting only four nurses were on the ward and another nurse assisted from the bathroom.
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Irene Sweet
Astronomical Notes and Annotations From a 19th Century Almanac
The entry lists multiple times and celestial events for Portland Gloucester and Newport with rises and sets of Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and planetary risings. It recalls anniversaries including Prince Louis Napoleon Edwin Booth John Drew Louis D Brantiel and Brookline disannexation with a reflection on last year’s parliamentary debates.
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Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Prince Louis Napoleon
France
America
Edwin Booth
John Drew
Louis D. Branitels
Brookline
Boston
Weather forecast for New England regions
The forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions in southern New England on Thursday, with Friday remaining fair and winds shifting from southwest to northwest. Northern New England is expected to be warmer on Thursday, with Friday turning colder and westerly winds.
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Boston
Washington
New Feogland
New England
Yale
Court House Elevator Men Seek Wage Increase
Seven elevator operators at the Pemberton courthouse have petitioned Sheriff John Quinn for a raise. They currently earn 12 dollars per week for an eight hour day, requesting higher pay.
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Pemberton Equate Court House
John Quinn
Installation of Rev John Cromwell Hughes at Immanuel Baptist
A sizable congregation attended Immanuel Baptist Church last evening for the installation of Rev John Cromwell Hughes as pastor. The ceremony marked his official start leading the church community.
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Immanuel Baptist Church
John Cromwell Hughes
Huerta Refuses Demand On Congress Convening
General Victoriano Huerta, Mexico's provisional president, tacitly rejects the U S demand to prevent the convening of the next Congress. John Lind warned of no further parleying if Huerta does not respond by six this evening. Lind prepared to depart for Vera Cruz as Huerta’s options remained unclear.
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Mexico City
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
United States
Wilson
John Lind
Huerta
Congress
Mr. Lind
Vera Cruz
General Huerta
Iluerta
Nelson O Shaughnessy Delivers Ultimatum to Huerta
Nelson O Shaughnessy carried the ultimatum and left the message at the President’s office after failing to reach General Huerta personally.
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Nelson O'Shaughnessy
General Huerta
Miner Chipman Blames Women for Low Wages in Industry
Efficiency expert Miner Chipman told the Boston School of Social Science that women workers earning six dollars a week are inefficient due to not protesting mining management. He argued for an improved office system, noting women stenographers in some offices earn eighteen dollars weekly or more, and cited better lighting and typewriter speed as factors. He urged girls to organize against mismanagement to raise wages.
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Miner Chipman
Boston School of Social Science
Chipman
Walsh Guest of Sec. Bryan at Washington Luncheon
Governor elect Walsh of Massachusetts was the guest of Secretary Bryan at a Washington luncheon. The party included Secre taries McAdoo and Daniels, Joseph P. B., and other aides, along with Massachusetts officials and former San Francisco mayor J. D. Phelan.
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Elect Walsh
Massachusetts
Bryan
McAdoo
Daniels
Joseph BP
Tumuity
Donahue
Copghiin
J. D. Phelan
San Francisco
Lady Strathcona Dies in London Navy High Command
Lady Strathcona wife of Baron Strathcona and Royal high commissioner is reported dead in London. She was connected to the late Richard Mardisty, of the service.
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London
Navy
Lady Strathcona
Baron Strathcona
Royal
Ced
Richard Mardisty
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